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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining salary in Burlington, VT

The median excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Burlington-South Burlington, VT earns $63,700 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,102 a month.

10th percentile
$46,110
25th percentile
$46,290
Median percentile
$63,700
75th percentile
$64,660
90th percentile
$67,470

Based on 40 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$49,222 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,700
Federal income tax−$5,464
Social Security + Medicare−$4,873
Vermont income tax (approx.)−$4,141
Monthly take-home$4,102
Every two weeks$1,893

Does it go far here?

$63,101Median pay in Burlington, VT is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.9 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,581 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Burlington, VT

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$134,650
Managers, All Other$132,620
Software Developers$126,940
Lawyers$125,190
Computer Occupations, All Other$121,850
Electrical Engineers$112,200
Construction Managers$103,450
General and Operations Managers$98,430

All excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining salaries · Take-home pay in Vermont